Lead Electrical Engineer

1. Electrical Discipline Leadership

• •Lead the electrical engineering team across assigned projects.
• •Allocate engineering activities to electrical engineers and designers based on project priorities and competence.
• •Provide technical direction, mentoring and support to electrical team members.
• •Review workload and resource requirements and report requirements to management.
• •Monitor engineering productivity and deliverable progress.
• •Ensure consistent technical standards and engineering practices are implemented across projects.
• •Support recruitment, technical interviews and assessment of electrical engineering candidates when required.
• •Support professional development and competency improvement within the electrical team.

2. Electrical Design Management

Lead and oversee the development of electrical designs for buildings and infrastructure, including as applicable:

• •Medium-voltage power distribution.
• •Low-voltage power distribution.
• •Utility electrical connections.
• •Primary and secondary substations.
• •Package and unit substations.
• •Transformers.
• •MV and LV switchgear.
• •Main and sub-main distribution systems.
• •Motor-control centres.
• •Emergency power systems.
• •Diesel generators.
• •UPS systems.
• •Battery systems.
• •Automatic transfer systems.
• •Lighting systems.
• •External and street lighting.
• •Emergency lighting.
• •Small-power systems.
• •Earthing and grounding systems.
• •Lightning protection.
• •Cable distribution systems.
• •Cable containment systems.
• •Infrastructure cable corridors.
• •Electrical duct banks.
• •Electrical manholes.
• •Power distribution to utility and infrastructure facilities.
• •Power interfaces with mechanical and process systems.
• •Renewable-energy and photovoltaic-system interfaces where applicable.
• •EV-charging infrastructure where applicable.

3. Electrical Engineering Calculations

Ensure preparation and independent technical review of calculations including:

• •Electrical load schedules.
• •Maximum-demand calculations.
• •Diversity calculations.
• •Transformer sizing.
• •Generator sizing.
• •UPS sizing.
• •Cable sizing.
• •Voltage-drop calculations.
• •Short-circuit calculations.
• •Protection coordination and selectivity.
• •Arc-flash studies where required.
• •Earthing-system calculations.
• •Lightning-protection calculations.
• •Lighting calculations.
• •Emergency-lighting calculations.
• •Harmonic assessments.
• •Power-quality assessments.
• •Motor-starting assessments where applicable.
• •Capacitor-bank and power-factor-correction calculations.

Ensure appropriate engineering software and methodologies are used and calculations are independently checked before issue.

4. Design Deliverables

Lead preparation and review of:

• •Design Basis Reports.
• •Design criteria.
• •Technical specifications.
• •Electrical single-line diagrams.
• •Electrical load schedules.
• •Equipment schedules and data sheets.
• •Electrical layouts.
• •Lighting layouts.
• •Earthing layouts.
• •Lightning-protection layouts.
• •Cable-routing drawings.
• •Infrastructure electrical layouts.
• •Utility interface drawings.
• •Substation layouts.
• •Equipment-room layouts.
• •Cable schedules.
• •Interface schedules.
• •Bills of Quantities.
• •Material specifications.
• •Tender documentation.
• •Technical reports.
• •Authority submission packages.

5. Saudi Regulatory and Authority Compliance

Ensure designs comply with applicable requirements including:

• •Saudi Building Code, including applicable requirements of SBC 401 – Saudi Electrical Code .
• •Saudi Electricity Company requirements and engineering standards.
• •Saudi Arabian Distribution Code where applicable.
• •Saudi Grid Code where applicable.
• •Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu standards where applicable.
• •Project-specific authority requirements.
• •Saudi Civil Defense requirements where applicable.
• •SASO requirements are applicable to electrical equipment and products.

International standards shall be applied where applicable and where consistent with project and Saudi requirements, including:

• •IEC
• •IEEE
• •NFPA
• •NEC/NFPA 70 where contractually applicable
• •BS/BS EN
• •NEMA
• •Relevant ISO standards.

The Lead Electrical Engineer shall identify any conflicts between standards and ensure that the governing project requirement is clearly established.

6. SEC and Utility Coordination

• •Lead technical coordination with Saudi Electricity Company and other electricity providers.
• •Determine electrical utility connection requirements.
• •Coordinate load applications and utility demand requirements.
• •Support development of utility connection strategies.
• •Coordinate requirements for substations, metering and interface points.
• •Lead responses to utility-provider technical comments.
• •Attend technical meetings with SEC and other authorities.
• •Monitor electrical approval status and support timely closure of outstanding comments.

7. Multidisciplinary Coordination

Coordinate electrical requirements with:

• •Architecture.
• •Structural.
• •Civil.
• •Mechanical.
• •HVAC.
• •Public Health.
• •Fire & Life Safety.
• •Telecom and ICT.
• •Security.
• •Infrastructure.
• •Utilities.
• •Landscape.
• •Process engineering where applicable.

The Lead Electrical Engineer shall ensure:

• •Electrical rooms are appropriately sized and located.
• •Equipment access and maintenance requirements are considered.
• •Required penetrations, trenches, shafts and containment systems are coordinated.
• •Electrical loads from other disciplines are captured.
• •Utility corridors are coordinated.
• •Electrical systems are properly integrated with mechanical, telecom, security and control systems.

8. BIM and Digital Design Coordination

• •Support implementation of BIM requirements within the electrical discipline.
• •Coordinate with BIM Managers and BIM Coordinators.
• •Ensure electrical models comply with project LOD/LOI requirements.
• •Participate in multidisciplinary clash-detection reviews.
• •Review model-based design issues affecting electrical systems.
• •Ensure alignment between models, drawings, calculations and schedules.

9. Technical Assurance and Quality

• •Perform technical reviews of electrical designs.
• •Ensure designs undergo appropriate checking and approval before issue.
• •Review engineering calculations and assumptions.
• •Conduct interdisciplinary design reviews.
• •Participate in technical assurance and project gateway reviews.
• •Identify design risks and ensure they are mitigated.
• •Ensure technical comments are properly addressed before final submission.
• •Promote lessons learned and standardization across projects.
• •Maintain compliance with Assystem's Quality Management System.

10. Client and Stakeholder Interface

• •Represent the electrical discipline during Client meetings.
• •Present electrical design concepts and recommendations.
• •Respond to Client technical comments.
• •Coordinate with Client technical teams.
• •Attend authority and stakeholder meetings.
• •Support the Project Manager in resolving electrical-related stakeholder issues.
• •Provide clear technical recommendations where multiple solutions are available.

11. Tender and Construction Support

When included within project scope:

• •Respond to bidder technical queries.
• •Review electrical technical submissions.
• •Assist with tender technical evaluations.
• •Review of contractor design proposals.
• •Review material and equipment submissions.
• •Review shop drawings.
• •Respond to RFIs.
• •Support technical resolution of site issues.
• •Participate in design-change reviews.
• •Review proposed substitutions and value-engineering proposals.
• •Support testing and commissioning teams when required.

12. Value Engineering and Innovation

• •Identify opportunities to optimize electrical systems.
• •Evaluate alternative design solutions considering CAPEX, OPEX, maintainability and reliability.
• •Promote energy-efficient electrical solutions.
• •Support sustainability and low-carbon objectives.
• •Encourage appropriate use of digital engineering tools.
• •Support standardization of electrical design